Painting
June 18, 2020

Artist Uses Sink as a Canvas for Extraordinary Watercolor Paintings

Creative director and artist Marta Grossi had just relocated to Milan when the coronavirus pandemic forced Italy to place the country on lockdown. Trapped indoors and unable to see her family, she began a new creative project to stay mentally and physically healthy. Each day, Grossi used her sink as a canvas for beautiful, yet ephemeral, watercolor paintings.

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Food Art
June 17, 2020

Baker Shares Before and After Photos of Her Intricately Patterned Pie Crust Designs

Artist, cook, photographer, and co-founder of the Our Delicious Food blog, Karin Pfeiff Boschek creates spectacular pie designs hand-cut and assembled from her own home-made pastry. The talented pastry chef often publishes pre- and post-oven photos of her culinary creations on Instagram. In their raw dough form, the pies are already beautiful, but after their time in the oven, the tasty tarts look deliciously golden and perfectly ready to eat—almost too pretty to cut into!

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Animals
June 16, 2020

Man Turns His Fear of Bugs Into an Award-Winning Career as a Macro Insect Photographer

Saudi photographer Mofeed Abu Shalwa had an unusual entry into his chosen profession. Shalwa, who specializes in macro insect photography, was actually spurred to pursue his passion by his childhood fear of his creepy-crawly subjects. Now, he's an award-winning photographer and scientific researcher who uses his lens to open up the hidden world of small insects. Shalwa has focused a large portion of his work on scarab beetles and jewel beetles.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.